However, Tessie Fernandez of the Lihok Filipina Foundation pointed out to the council that majority of the pain and fear inflicted on children is the parents' doing.
This is reportedly based on the cases they handled.

Pilipina member Tessie Banaynal Fernandez saw the poverty in her place of residence in a depressed area in Cebu City and sought the help of several agencies to establish the Lihok Filipina Foundation.The foundation was registered in 1997.